St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-08-18
WILL FIGHT But NOT YIELD
The Excitement Regarding the Railroad
War in Manitoba Increasing in Its
Bitterness.
The People New Talk Of Resort to Arms
and Annexation to the United
States.
The Fast Chicago Trains to Be Put On
Next Saturday Causes Consider
able Talk.
A Differential is Insisted on, But What
Will Be Done No One Really
KunUC
Epecial TO the Globe.

WINNIPEG, Man., Aug. 1.-THE
declaration of war and practical COM
mencement of hostilities on the Red
River Valley road by the Canadian
Pacific has set the pOpulace afire, and
open, forcible resistance is freely talked
of. In the dead of night the Canadian
Pacific railroad sent out six car loads OF
old rails and ties, and by working a
large gang day and night succeeded in
laying a spur track across the proposed
Red River valley line. j. Stewart
Tupper, son of Sir Charles. the finance
minister of the Dominion, is the Cana
dian Pacific railroads lawyer here. and
he stated positively to-day that both the
Canadian Pacific railroad and Dominion
were resolved on preventing the con-
struction of the road at the point of the
bayOnet. He said the Dominion had put
down one rebellion and they would not
stop at this one, as they were resolved
to teach the lesson that their flats must
be Obeyed. He said an injunction would
be applied for to prevent the provincial
railway from crossing the Canadian
Pacific railroad spur, and if the prov
ince would not enforce the injunction
the Dominion authorities would. The
Canadian Pacific railroad have engaged
several leading lawyers to fight the case
for them here, and it is expected an ap-
plication will be made tomorrow.
Some very fine points will be involved
in the question, and it is understood that
the local government has informed the
sheriff that if the Canadian Pacific rail-
road succeeds and he is given an in
junction to serve he will be immedi-
ately dismissed if he dares TO serve it.
All the provincial officers have received
similar Instructions. In an interview
to-day Attorney General Hamilton said
he would build the road, spur or no
spur, injunction or no injunction. He
said he could turn out bigger gang
than the injunctOrS and the spur would
be torn up if necessary. The govern
ment had started in to win in the case
or bust the province, and it would take
dozen of petty trickSters like Van
horne and his crew to prevent it from
getting to the boundary. The province
would get there legally if possible. but
it would get there. He characterized
the action of the Canadian Pacific rail-
road as a dirty, low piece of business,
beneath an individual. let alone great
corporation. AS soon as it became
known what the Canadian Pacific rail-
road had done and that trouble was
brewing. several prominent military
men who
FOUGHT WITH THE LOYAIISTS
during the rebellion in Saskatchewan
in 1855, Immediately volunteered their
services in order to enforce the build
ing of the road at the bayonet's point.
1t is scarcely thought the Dominion
government will 90 that far, but it is
thought well to be prepared for the
worst, as in view of what the Dominion
government has already done, its MEM
berS are now believed to be crazy
enough for anything. The fact that the
Canadian Pacific railroad has subsidized
a local paper to the extent of $4,000 to
advocate their cause shows to what eX-
tent the company will go. Annexation
is openly talked on the streets as the
only hope for Manitoba, in view of the
position of antagOnlSm to her interests
persisted in by the Dominion govern
ment. and if the cause of fOrcible resist
ance is persisted in there Is little doubt
that a public meeting will be called.
when resolutions will be passed calling
upon the American government for pro-
lection, in view of the arrogant and un-
lust treatment by the Dominion govern
ment. 1t is said by some that such pro-
lection as was granted Texas when her
appeal was made would be accorded to
Manitoba.
PREMIER JOHN NoRoUAY,
OF the province of Manitoba, az
rived in st. Paul yesterday, ell route to
Chicago and spenthis time while wait
ing for his train at the Ryan. In the
course of conversation he made 10
secret of the fact that his visit to the
East had reference to the building of
the new line of railroad to the
boundary between the United States
and Canada and he favored the project
because it was one of public benefit.
After finishing his business in Chicago
he proposed to go to Montreal and ulti-
mately to England in connection with
the same matter. incidentally it was
ascertained that the new road will
eventually be connected with the
Northern Pacific, although this prOpo-
sition was being vigorously combated
by the Canadian Pacific, the latter being
desirOus of swallowing the new enter
prise. "There will not be any further
trouble when l see the proper persons"
chuclIled the premier, ''and [ shall take
good care of the interests of the people
of every section you may rest assured"